Feeling Great: The Educator's Guide for Eating Better, Exercising Smarter, and Feeling Your Best

ISBN-13: 9781138453012 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017

Todd Whitaker

Opis

This special issue of Mathematical Thinking and Learning describes models and modeling perspectives toward mathematics problem solving, learning, and teaching. The concern is not only the mature forms of models and modeling in communities of scientists and mathematicians, but also the need to initiate students in these forms of thought. The contributions of this issue suggest a variety of ways that students (children through adults) can be introduced to highly productive forms of modeling practices. Collectively, they illustrate how modeling activities often lead to remarkable mathematical achievements by students formerly judged to be too young or too lacking in ability for such sophisticated and powerful forms of mathematical thinking. The papers also illustrate how modeling activities often create productive interdisciplinary niches for mathematical thinking, learning, and problem solving that involve simulations of similar situations that occur when mathematics is useful beyond school.

Spis treści

Part 1 WHY SHOULD I BOTHER?; Chapter 1 WHY FITNESS FOR EDUCATORS? WHAT’S SO SPECIAL ABOUT US?; Chapter 2 WHAT, ME A MODEL? NO, A ROLE MODEL!; Part 2 GETTING STARTED; Chapter 3 THAT COOL-OF-THE- EVENING FEELING— REMEMBERING HOW YOU’LL FEEL WHEN YOU ARE DONE, BEFORE YOU EVEN START; Chapter 4 WHAT’S THE BIG DEAL ABOUT FITNESS?; Chapter 5 BUT I DON’T LIKE TO SWEAT .; Part 3 TAKING CONTROL; Chapter 6 IF IT WASN’T GOOD ENOUGH, IT WOULDN’T BE THE MINIMUM–SETTING REALISTIC GOALS; Chapter 7 FINDING THE TIME AND THE ENERGY; Chapter 8 THE 10-MINUTE WORKOUT— THE LITTLE THINGS ADD UP; Chapter 9 KEEPING IT UP THROUGH THE SUMMER; Part 4 FINDING A FIT FOR YOU; Chapter 10 EVERYBODY HAS BEEN ON A DIET — WHAT WILL WORK FOR ME?; Chapter 11 GUIDELINES FOR EATING HEALTHY; Chapter 12 FAD OR FACT? WHAT DIETS REALLY WORK?; Chapter 13 STAYING ON TRACK!; Chapter 14 SUMMING IT ALL UP;

O autorze

Whitaker, Todd; Winkle, Jason